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Taliban deny nationwide internet ban as outage paralyses Afghanistan

The internet blackout is now in its third day on Wednesday and has impacted banking, businesses, humanitarian work and travel across Afghanistan.

Tech News

The European countries where people spend the most time online

A recent study highlights 10 European countries where people are almost “constantly” online.

24 September 2025

World News

Euroviews. Your access to information online is changing forever

There are so many angles and nuances and decisions about what facts to communicate, which voices to include. And this is the benefit of media plurality. In the zero-click world, we risk losing it definitively, Duncan Hooper writes.

19 September 2025

Afghanistan

Taliban cuts internet access in Afghan province to stop 'immorality'

Fibre optic internet has been banned in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, although mobile data is still available.

16 September 2025

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Tech News

Nepal lifts social media ban following deadly protests

“Stop the ban on social media, stop corruption not social media,” the crowds outside parliament chanted.

8 September 2025

Tech News

What we know about the cut subsea cables in the Red Sea?

Two cables linking Europe to the Middle East and Asia have been reportedly cut in the Red Sea, affecting internet connections.

8 September 2025

Italy

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint

The canonisation of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, and the son of the founder of the newspaper La Stampa, Pier Giorgio Frassati, was celebrated on Sunday morning. 'Today is a beautiful feast day,' said the pontiff.

7 September 2025

Culture news

Explained: French streamer’s death sheds light on 'trash streaming'

French streamer Jean Pormanove was known for performing extreme acts in live broadcasts. His death exposes a disturbing internet phenomenon.

Tech News

AOL is shutting down dial-up internet after 34 years

Dial-up internet will be shut down by the end of September for AOL customers.

Tech News

Cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors, and controls its citizens

Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated, and even dangerous.

Tech News

Elon Musk’s Starlink network hit with worldwide internet outage

Some countries and governments, such as Ukraine’s army, rely on Starlink for internet access

Europe News

New Russian law criminalises searching for content deemed 'extremist'

The changes represent Russia's latest internet restriction, following measures taken against social media platforms and foreign technology companies since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.

Tech News

One year since Crowdstrike global outage. What has changed since?

A major global IT outage from cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike brought down hospitals, airlines, banks and government offices all over the world. What’s been done since to avoid a new crisis?

Tech News

Russia's mobile internet shutdowns may limit net freedom

Russian and Ukrainian drones use cellphone internet networks to operate, so shutdowns are one way authorities try to counter the attacks.

Tech News

Extremism and video games: How extremist groups are grooming children

The identification and reporting of a chat on a gaming platform between two minors preparing an armed attack on a school likely resulted in innocent lives being saved. According to experts, reporting extremist content by users themselves is key to tackling the problem.

Europe News

Euroviews. Protecting children online: The time to act is now

If we are genuinely committed to ensuring that the digital world fosters healthy development, learning, and meaningful connection, then decisive action must be taken now, 21 ministers from 13 EU member states write in a Euronews exclusive.

Europe News

3 EU countries start debate about minors' access to social media

France, Spain and Greece all support the idea of a minimum age limit to be able to access social networks.

Europe News

Foreign-funded ads lead to fear of interference in Polish elections

It comes months after Romania's first round of presidential elections was annulled due to evidence pointing to foreign interference from Russia.

Space

Amazon launches first batch of internet satellites to rival SpaceX

Monday's launch, which carried around 27 satellites from an Atlas V rocket, follows two experimental satellites launched in 2023 as part of Amazon's 'Project Kuiper' internet satellites.

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Power outage brings widespread disruption across Portugal

Millions across Spain and Portugal faced disruption on Monday after a major power outage shut down subway networks, traffic signals and ATMs.